Originally Posted by
curbtender
Hopefully the next victim of this seller appreciates the social conscience of him not being held accountable. You did the right thing returning the bike, why stop there?
Reading between the lines, it seems likely that the bike was purchased in a different town than it was stolen from (100 mile drive). From experience, I can tell you that might be the set-up for a runaround as both police departments try to pawn off the case on the other. From the standpoint of getting the bike back to its rightful owner quickly, this might have been the best way to proceed. I probably wouldn't handle it this way, but I'm not going to criticize someone for doing the right thing by the owner.